An Air Pageant In Miniature (1930)

Full title reads: “Croydon. An Air Pageant In Miniature. Dominion Premiers see striking demonstration of Britain’s progress in civil and military aviation.“ Croydon, Greater London. Three experimental aircraft fly overhead. The Gudnuck, an autogyro, and a Pterodactyl - funny names for funny planes. Lord Amolry, Minister for Air, with Mr Montague, the Under-Secretary for Air. Shot of planes looping the loop in formation. Good formation flying. Sir John Salmond, Air Chief Marshal, helps politician James Ramsay MacDonald into his flying kit. Prime Minster MacDonald climbs into a Royal Air Force (RAF) plane. Great CU of Ramsay MacDonald in flying gear. The biplane moves off across the airfield. Alternative spelling for search purposes - Ramsey McDonald. No Dominion politicians are named in voiceover. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.